By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert after a strong earthquake shook the islands in the South Pacific.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake -- with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 -- struck Wednesday in the Santa Cruz Islands at a depth of about 3 miles. The Santa Cruz Islands are scarcely populated and are part of the Solomon Islands.
A magnitude 6.4 aftershock occurred shortly after the first rumble. USGS officials said that was "not at all surprising."
The tsunami warning is in effect for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati, Wallis and Futana. A tsunami watch is in effect for Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Guam.
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